Need help with Khyber

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Rick

no apologies, please .
Just keep posting .

Mahratt,

Agreed, please continue to post. I am always interested to know what lays in Russian collections and learn more about some of the lesser seen items you are displaying.

Although the scabbard is fanciful, maybe made to local customs or taste of the regions it is said to have been shipped to, the knife based on its solid looking construction and the high shine surgical appearance of the steel, it is similar to other 'Special Forces' weapons I have seen over the years.
To me it is plausible as this 'type' of weapon but its origins do remain a mystery to me.

Could you please show a couple of other angles being images of the narrow edge of the scabbard. The throat has other lugs attached that I can not get a clear understanding of, perhaps this design element will tell more of the knife?
An image of it sheathed would also be good as it seems to have Afghan style to it in that the scabbard looks to cover a little more than just the blade.

Other indicators based on the images alone point to the scabbard fittings to be a different material and body crudely wrapped in green cloth, not something I would have expected to see come out of a factory...this points to a one off put together.......for reasons unknown.

Does this knife have a useful sharp cutting edge or is it only good for stabbing?

Best regards

Gavin